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Registered charity · No. 1144988

Friends of Towneley Park

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

Friends of Towneley Park is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage, recreation.

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What are the key facts about Friends of Towneley Park?

Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31
£18,272
Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31
£13,587
Registered charity number
1144988
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Burnley
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

What does the register show for Friends of Towneley Park?

Friends of Towneley Park (number 1144988) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Friends of Towneley Park do?

We finance and organise activities to help maintain and improve Towneley Park, and which will encourage more people to visit and enjoy the park. We have a gardening club; craft club; bird feeding programme; mobility scooters on loan; himalayan balsam picking projects with school children; and 6 special events. We have had a play area built and had benches installed across the park.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-21.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Friends of Towneley Park

Answers Friends of Towneley Park gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Friends of Towneley Park as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Friends of Towneley Park's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
Fotp
Where it says it operates
Lancashire

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Other Charitable Activities.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-21. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Friends of Towneley Park registered for?

Arts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageRecreation

Why is there no Clarity Score for Friends of Towneley Park yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Friends of Towneley Park. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Friends of Towneley Park a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Friends of Towneley Park as a registered charity (number 1144988) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Friends of Towneley Park's charity number?
Friends of Towneley Park's charity number is 1144988. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1144988?
Search 1144988 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Friends of Towneley Park do?
We finance and organise activities to help maintain and improve Towneley Park, and which will encourage more people to visit and enjoy the park. We have a gardening club; craft club; bird feeding programme; mobility scooters on loan; himalayan balsam picking projects with school children; and 6 special events. We have had a play area built and had benches installed across the park.
Does Friends of Towneley Park have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Friends of Towneley Park. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Friends of Towneley Park?
Friends of Towneley Park's website listed in our register data is http://www.friendsofburnleyparks.org.uk/fotp/. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Friends of Towneley Park?
The register records Friends of Towneley Park as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Friends of Towneley Park's trustees paid?
Friends of Towneley Park's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Friends of Towneley Park registered as a charity?
Friends of Towneley Park was entered on the register on 9 December 2011.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-21, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.